Breakdown of Mi abuelo tiene un bigote grandísimo.
el abuelo
the grandfather
tener
to have
mi
my
el bigote
the mustache
Questions & Answers about Mi abuelo tiene un bigote grandísimo.
How do we get grandísimo from the word grande?
Why does grandísimo end in -o here if grande ends in -e?
Even if the original adjective ends in -e, the new -ísimo ending must change to match the gender and number of the noun it describes. It describes un bigote, which is a masculine singular noun, so it becomes grandísimo. If it described a feminine noun like una casa (a house), it would be grandísima.
Is bigote a false friend? It looks like the English word 'bigot'.
Yes, it is a false friend! Bigote simply means 'mustache'. If you want to say 'bigot' in Spanish, you would use a word like intolerante.
Can I put grandísimo before the noun, like un grandísimo bigote?